Connecting Africa is the premier online community dedicated to tackling the immense scope of the African digital landscape. Connecting Africa offers a comprehensive, informed and nuanced understanding of the region's communications networking and ICT sector and the commercial opportunities such insight can afford. Connecting Africa's readers include decision makers from across the entire communications technology ecosystem that are either based in Africa, conducting business with African enterprises or seeking to learn more about one of the communications industry's growth hot-spots.

Connecting Africa is produced in association with Informa Tech's hugely successful and market-leading AfricaCom event (tmt.knect365.com/africacom/), the continent's most important and best-attended communications networking and ICT event, which takes place in Cape Town each November. Connecting Africa brings AfricaCom delegates, and those from the wider tech and telco industries, together in a dedicated online environment that is 'always on'.

Key topics covered by the Connecting Africa editorial team and its contributors include:

The evolution of mobile networking, including developments in 3G and 4G as well as the emergence of 5G

The growth of cloud services and introduction of virtualization

The impact of emerging technologies such as IoT, artificial intelligence, enhanced analytics, blockchain and cybersecurity

Cutting-edge developments in the fintech sector

The introduction and business case for digital entertainment

Digital inclusion and gender equality

Meet the Editor
Paula Gilbert joined Connecting Africa as Editor on June 1, 2019. The Johannesburg-based journalist previously worked as a TV producer and reporter for business television channels Bloomberg TV Africa and CNBC Africa, and started her career at a small radio news agency in Cape Town. She has been reporting on key developments in Africa's telecoms and ICT sectors for more than four years and prior to joining Connecting Africa was the telecoms editor at online publication, ITWeb. She can be reached at gilbert@connectingafrica.com

Connecting Africa editor Paula Gilbert.

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KaiOS Technologies and Tecno are rolling out a new smart feature phone across sub-Saharan Africa.

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With two and a half weeks to go before the current head of Middle East and Africa steps down, there is still no news from Ericsson about a replacement.

MTN Is Launching a $20 Smartphone

MTN plans to roll out an ultra low-cost smartphone across its operations in Africa by the end of 2019.

MTN Group Adds 7.7M Customers in H1

Despite tough trading conditions, MTN added 7.7 million group subscribers and grew service revenues almost 10% in the first half of the financial year.

Mobile Money Takes Off in South Sudan

South Sudan's digital inclusion aspirations are being boosted by the rollout of mobile money services in the country.

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Industry Announcements

Two Years Until Infrastructure-as-a-Service Boom Hits SA
Tuesday, July 30, 2019
MTN Nigeria Moves Fintech Strategy Forward
Monday, July 29, 2019
Airtel Africa Reports 7% Sales Boost in Fiscal First Quarter
Friday, July 26, 2019
F5 Networks Preaches Multi-Cloud Message
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
Safaricom Predicts Major Growth for DigiFarm
Monday, July 22, 2019
Ceragon Lands Expansion Deal with African Tier 1 Operator
Thursday, July 18, 2019
Nexign Partners With Giza Systems to Accelerate African Telcos' Digital Transformation
Wednesday, July 17, 2019

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African Tech Startup Funding 2017

Another Fine Mess for African Telecoms

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Can Telcos Take Over the African Data Center Space?

The Xalam Africa 4G Spectrum Value Report

The Connecting Africa Country Guide: Part 1

Championing the Internationalisation of Tech SMEs in East Africa

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